I played Viola and played football from grade school through high school. My parents divorced. Mother remarried and we moved to Fountain Valley Ca. The Orchestra and Football programs were a joke! Strings that were sawing away on Mary Had a Little Lamb with a football team that had no idea how to drive a sled across the practice field and cried like baby's when they got to hot.

My Viola went missing during my first marriage. Wife #1 turned out being bipolar, manic with multi personality's. So god only knows where the truth lies concerns that wonderful instrument. It was a wonderful 4/4 sized instrument imported from Germany. Cost my parents a lot of money back in the 70's.

My most important teacher ever was my strings teacher in public school, Fort Smith Ar. ,,,,,, Mrs. Wintory,,,, may she rest in peace. A wonderful lady with many talents.